Ireland totally 'embroiled' in EU data protection court cases

Implementing the new data protection legislation ordered by the EU is going to be a “huge challenge” for Ireland, the head of data protection at the Department of Justice has warned.

Implementing the new data protection legislation ordered by the EU is going to be a “huge challenge” for Ireland, the head of data protection at the Department of Justice has warned, writes Pádraig Hoare.

Seamus Carroll, who was speaking at a data protection event for businesses in Cork, said a Government bill was due to be published next week outlining how Ireland will protect data.